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Parents Push For Lahaina’s Hawaiian Immersion Program To Get Its Own Campus Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Parents Push For Lahaina’s Hawaiian Immersion Program To Get Its Own Campus

Many families are pushing for a K-12 alternative that would distance students from the burn zone.

More Than A Quarter Of Lahaina Students Are Attending New Schools Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

More Than A Quarter Of Lahaina Students Are Attending New Schools

Hundreds of families have sought alternative learning opportunities on Maui and beyond.

More Hawaii Schools Qualify For Free Meal Programs But The State May Not Participate Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

More Hawaii Schools Qualify For Free Meal Programs But The State May Not Participate

Recent changes to a federal program could allow for a significant expansion of free school meals in Hawaii, but it's unclear if the state will opt in.

Denby Fawcett: Lahaina Survivors Feel A Deep Need For Spiritual Healing

Denby Fawcett: Lahaina Survivors Feel A Deep Need For Spiritual Healing

Dealing with the emotional unease is as urgent as more practical challenges, they say.

Lahainaluna High School Students Are Met With Celebrations As They Return To Campus Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Lahainaluna High School Students Are Met With Celebrations As They Return To Campus

Classes resumed despite lingering concerns about air quality due to the nearby burn zone. Lahaina's intermediate and elementary schools also are reopening this week.

Students Return To Lahaina Schools As EPA Seals Down Toxic Ash Courtesy: Environmental Protection Agency

Students Return To Lahaina Schools As EPA Seals Down Toxic Ash

State health and education officials say it's safe for kids to come back but some parents and teachers have doubts.

New Emergency Access Route Built For Lahaina Schools Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

New Emergency Access Route Built For Lahaina Schools

The creation of a new evacuation route for Lahaina schools comes as campuses prepare to reopen.

Lahaina Teachers Have To ‘Start From Scratch’ As Schools Prepare To Reopen Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Lahaina Teachers Have To ‘Start From Scratch’ As Schools Prepare To Reopen

Educators are prioritizing social-emotional learning and mental health amid uncertainties of what the next quarter will bring.

Hawaii Pacific University Expands To Las Vegas Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017

Hawaii Pacific University Expands To Las Vegas

The campus will welcome students in two doctoral programs beginning in August 2024.

Hawaii Has A Long History Of High School Football Violence Screenshot/Newspapers.com

Hawaii Has A Long History Of High School Football Violence

The recent decision to cancel a Waianae-Castle match over safety concerns is just the latest chapter in a saga that goes back at least 60 years.